donno whats SMRT doing..
raising fares make commuters unhappy
and their profits is dropping, making shareholders unhappy as
well.
if its a normal corporation, think it wont be sustainable down the
road..
As of dec 31 2010, Temasek owns 54%, and is the sole
substantial shareholder
well well...
I wish it can run like a normal corporation. Better for it to close
down and lquidate earlier.
Time to Potong the citizen after GE! SBST will follow for
sure!
Premium services I guest they are to deter more passengers from
taking as they cannot just add more Bendies to cope with the no
standing law since they are not buying any high capacity buses.
That I agree with you. That is why Singaporeans are always screwed
up again and again after elections. On another persepective, even
if SBST ask for a fare increase, it is still justifiable. They
bothered to buy more new buses for improving the WAB status and bus
frequncies as a whole, they bothered to improve bus frequncies and
implement a system that makes bus trips more predictable, they
bothered to maintain their buses generally well and clean and
comfortable, etc. As a bigger player in the market, it emerges as a
better one that bothers to listen and improve most of the times.
Unlike SMRT, always first to ask and implement fare increases, yet
little effort in improving. If SMRT feels that there is no
incentive in using bendy buses to optimise their operations, why
continue to stick their head in the mud, where they can buy more
double deckers which allow more people to board and yet takes up
less road space? They just can't be bothered, they only care for
themselves.
SMRT is really good for nothing.
Seriously.
Considering how crappy their NR service is. Anybody who takes it
will know what I mean.
Goes on wrong road. Check
Stops at wrong bus-stop. Check.
Absolutely bonkers schedule. Check
Plain lousy and dangerous driving. Check.
Why let SMRT carry on? Tell me.
Add on: Poorly maintained and dirty buses. Check. Can't be bothered
attitude. Check. Since the first day in this forum 3 years back, I
had already had enough for their nonsense since they took over TIBS
and my repeated comments on this poorly managed company truthfully
reflects how terrible this company is. 3 years down the till
present, they became from bad to worst. If not for LTA to step in
to implement fines, they will not improve their bus frequencies
during peak hours. Other than that, noting much has improved for
the past few years. Now resorting to increase fares higher to
commuters to pay for their fines, which is because of their own
repeated screw ups which they should instead be responsible for
their own actions instead of pointing fingers and putting the blame
at others. Seriously it is time that SMRTB should close down. The
sooner, the better. Hand over their bus operations to SBST better.
It is torturing for commuters to waste their money and time
travelling with this poorly managed bus company. They just can't be
bothered to put in effort to improve, even after so many years, but
always be the first to ask for and implement fare increase which
they have nothing genuine to prove the increase, and market a pack
of lies to put themselves in a good position.
Crap!Operating at late night/early morning use less fuel
compared to day time on same route yet the increase in fare
again?Expect ppl to use public tpt but evrytime increase fare?
The cycle will forever be the same as long as this govt controls.
Increase COE premiums to force people to take public transport and
after that increase public transport fares again with the same old
lame excuses. They only care about solving their own problems and
make profits for themselves.